What idea do the facts in this paragraph support?

Answer 1

While a bigger U.S. trade deficit looks bad on the surface, many analysts took the 5.8 per cent gain in imports as a signal of renewed demand in the world's largest economy. Canadian makers of cars, trucks and automobile parts benefited, as shipments of automotive products jumped 15.8 per cent, mostly as the result of the American government's cash-for-clunkers subsidy.